English Explanatory Dictionary

rust joint

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A joint made between surfaces of iron by filling the space between them with a wet mixture of cast-iron borings, sal ammoniac, and sulfur, which by oxidation becomes hard and impervious to steam, water, etc.

Word forms

rust joint rust joints
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